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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S6W-39406

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many parents have experienced a (a) pregnancy loss, (b) stillbirth and (c) neonatal death in NHS (i) Highland, (ii) Western Isles, (iii) Orkney, (iv) Shetland, (v) Western Isles and (vi) Grampian in each year since 2021.

The Scottish Government does not hold the information requested. In relation to pregnancy loss only miscarriages that require hospital inpatient or daycase treatment are recorded by NHS Boards, making accurate data collection impossible.

The number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in NHS Highland, NHS Western Isles, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland, NHS Western Isles and NHS Grampian in each year since 2021 can be found in the National Records of Scotland Vital Events publications https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/births-deaths-marriages-and-life-expectancy/# and https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20241128121908/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/vital-events-reference-tables

Question reference: S6W-39409

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of parents who experienced a (a) pregnancy loss, (b) stillbirth and (c) neonatal death in NHS (i) Highland, (ii) Western Isles, (iii) Orkney, (iv) Shetland, (v) Western Isles and (vi) Grampian have requested bereavement support in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-39877

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many energy consent applications have been lodged with the Energy Consents Unit in each year since 2021 in the (a) Highlands and Islands Region and (b) the rest of Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-39876

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many sites managed by Historic Environment Scotland are currently (a) temporarily and (b) permanently closed in the Highlands and Islands region, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-39851

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £97.1 million allocated to it in Barnett consequential funding for replacing flammable cladding has been spent in each year since it was received.

Question reference: S6W-39852

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to allocating all of the £97.1 million received in Barnett consequential funding for replacing flammable cladding for that purpose.

Question reference: S6W-39850

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether any of the £97.1 million allocated to it in Barnett consequential funding for replacing flammable cladding has been repurposed in each year since it was received, and, if so, whether it can provide details of this.

Question reference: S6W-39468

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 11 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding (a) Argyll and Bute Council, (b) Highland Council, (c) Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, (d) Moray Council, (e) Orkney Islands Council and (f) Shetland Islands Council has received from the Play Park Renewal Programme in each year since 2021, and whether any funding was returned as unspent in any of those years.

We have committed significant investment in the renewal of play parks, providing £35 million to Local Authority partners since September 2021. In 2025-26 we are providing a further £25 million to help accelerate Local Authorities’ plans and make our parks welcoming, free and accessible spaces for all children to enjoy.

The allocations for the requested local authorities are provided in the following table. No funding has been returned as unspent.

Local Authority	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	Total
Argyll and Bute	£76,000	£79,000	£157,000	£235,000	£391,000	£938,000
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Council	£29,000	£32,000	£62,000	£93,000	£156,000	£372,000
Highland Council	£234,000	£245,000	£488,000	£732,000	£1,219,000	£2,918,000
Moray Council	£92,000	£94,000	£188,000	£282,000	£469,000	£1,125,000
Orkney Islands Council	£24,000	£26,000	£51,000	£77,000	£128,000	£306,000
Shetland Islands Council	£28,000	£31,000	£61,000	£91,000	£151,000	£362,000

Question reference: S6W-39813

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many Significant Adverse Event Reviews have been commissioned for a Category I adverse event in each year since 2021, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-39812

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many people resident in Scotland have received NHS treatment in the rest of the UK in each year since 2021.